Series 048 - Victorian Branch Committee Minutes - Microfilm


Date Range1916 - 1923
Quantity6 cm, 3 volumes - microfilm
ProvenanceRoyal Australian Chemical Institute - Victorian Branch
Description

Contains microfilm of original bound volumes of minutes of the Victorian Branch of the RACI.

ArrangedArranged chronologically
Related Series
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RACI002  Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Victorian Branch


Inventory Listing

048-002 Victorian Branch Committee Minutes - Volume 2

Labelled - "No2. 1.7.19 - 12.6.22 Minute Book. Australian Chemical Institute. Victorian Branch." Contains the typewritten minutes, pasted into a foolscap-size journal of 178 numbered pages, of the Monthly Committee Meetings, Annual General Meetings for 1919, 1920 and 1921 and ten General Meetings. Also included are the minutes of a Conference (extending over two days: 15th and 17th Jan. 1921) of the Chemical Institute members attending the 1921 AAAS Melbourne Meeting. Topics discussed there Included Incorporation of the Institute, Qualifications for Fellowship and Minimum Salaries for Chemists. A.E. Leighton replaced Professor David Orme Masson as Branch President in October 1921. Microform copies held Victorian Branch Office of RACI.

Missing. Former box 303 unlocated as at 14 May 2003 (and not sighted since before 1998).

Creator Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Victorian Branch
Date range 1919 - 1922    Quantity 2 cm, 1 microfilm
Formats Minutes and Agendas and Microfilmed Materials
Inventory Identifier A1609 Series 048
048-003 Victorian Branch Committee Minutes - Volume 3

Labelled - "ACI Victorian Branch. Minute Book. No3. 20.6.22-17.11.26". Contains typewritten minutes, pasted into a foolscap-size journal of 191 numbered pages, for the monthly Committee Meetings, Annual General Meetings for 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925, as well as two special Committee Meetings, five General Meetings and the inaugural Half-yearly Meeting in March 1926. Throughout this period the principal issue discussed involved the qualifications for admission as Associates to the Institute and in particular, addressed the standards of Chemical Training provided in the Technical College system. A second recurring item related to the Institute's representation on sub-committees of the Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association where chemical matters were involved. Finally the employment and remuneration of Chemists was an on-going matter for discussion and especially in regard to Government employment. Presidents of the Victorian Branch were as follows: 1920-22 A.E. Leighton; 1922-23 R.J Lewis; 1923-24 Sir David Orme Masson; 1924-26 Dr F.H. Campbell; 1926- Marcus Bell. Microform Copies held at Victorian Branch Offices of RACI.

Missing. Former box 303 unlocated as at 14 May 2003 (and not sighted since before 1998).

Creator Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Victorian Branch
Date range 1922 - 1923    Quantity 2 cm, 1 microfilm
Formats Minutes and Agendas and Microfilmed Materials
Inventory Identifier A1610 Series 048
048-009 Victorian Branch Committee Minutes - Volume 1

Labelled - "Australian Chemical Institute. Victorian Branch. Minute Book. 11-8-16 to 1-7-19". Contains the handwritten minutes of the inaugural meeting held Friday, 11th August, 1916, together with those of four of the Provisional Committee held between October 1916 and August 1917. Minutes of General Meetings, all Committee Meetings, the Annual General Meeting for 1918 and a Special Committee Meeting (1st July, 1919) make up this Volume. Orme Masson was Chairman throughout this period. Microform copies held at the Victorian Branch office of RACI.

Missing. Former box 303 unlocated as at 14 May 2003 (and not sighted since before 1998).

Creator Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Victorian Branch
Date range 1916 - 1919    Quantity 2 cm, 1 microfilm
Formats Minutes and Agendas and Microfilmed Materials
Inventory Identifier A1608 Series 048

Published by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, March 2004
Listed by Gavan McCarthy, John Spink, Helen Morgan and Bill King
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Updated 2 April 2008
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